2025 Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 407 associate degrees in general business administration and management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great General Business Administration and Management School for Your Associate Degree

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general business administration and management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general business administration and management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general business administration and management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general business administration and management students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Business Administration and Management in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general business administration and management students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Business Administration

1

Rasmussen University - Illinois
Rockford, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Illinois is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in general business administration and management. Located in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Rasmussen University - Illinois

2

College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

College of DuPage is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general business administration and management. Located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from College of DuPage

3

William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

William Rainey Harper College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in general business administration and management. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from William Rainey Harper College

4

Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Lake Land College is a good decision for students pursuing an associate degree in general business administration and management. Lake Land College is a small public college located in the rural area of Mattoon.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from Lake Land College

5

MacCormac College
Chicago, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

MacCormac is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago.More information about a associate in general business administration and management from MacCormac College

Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Business Administration and Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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General Business Administration and Management Related Rankings by Major

General Business Administration and Management is one of 16 different types of Business Administration & Management programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.